The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-13
Local and Stare Notes.

The rate-cutting to the West and Northwest
still goes on.
The c., l., St L. & c. will not change the
running time of its trains until the Oath of this
month.
j. W. Sherwood. superintendent of the c.. l..
St. l.. & C., left on his pleasure trip to the Pa
eifc coast last night
The Chicago & Indiana Coal road is increasing
Its equipments at the rate of ten cars pc. day,
and now has in service 2, 500 coal cars.
Col Joseph Hill, superintendent of the Van
dalia passed through the city last evening
special car en- route to Urbana. o. He was &C
companied by his two daughters.
The Ohio Valley road has been opened for
business to Princeton. KY. and regular train
will be run hereafter. Evansville expects to be
benefited bv the opening of this line.
Both the Pennsylvania and Bee line doing
an immenss freight business, and either could
use to advantage several hundred more cars in
the territory they reach west of here.
An effort is to be made the 18th of this
month. 10 revive the old Transcontinental Asso-
citation. an organization which passed out OF
existence about eighteen months ago.
The impression prevails that the usual advance
in east bound freight rates on the 1st of Novem-
Der. will not be made this year but that the
summer rates will prevail during the winter
months.
The commissioners are exa mining the en-
ployes on the Pttsburg. Fort Wayne e. Chica-
go road this week, for color blindness Next
week they will reach some of the Indianapolis
divisions
G. A. Cartwright. late general freight agent
OF the Cincinnati. Wabash & Michigan road,
will lesve for Colorado to accept the generals
freight agency of the Colorado Midland road on
Friday next
General Passenger Agent Martin. of the Bee
line, has inst published one of the neatest and
most complete folders sent out by any road in
the West 1t is marked departure from the
usual style OF issuing folders.
General Roadmaster Witty, of the Union
Railway Company. will this morning. with a
fore 0f irfu man ~
system of trucks in and about the new station
The tracks Will be eighteen inches above the
old grade.
Teleerams were received in New York city.
yesterday, containing statements that rumors
were current that Henry Willard had resigned
from the directory OF the Northern Pacific rail
road. Mr.. Willard authorizes the statement that
they are absolutely untrue.
The general passenger agents Of the Southern
roads are coming to their senses and will meet
the competition to winter pleasure resorts made
ny the transcontinental lines by making low
rates and selling round tickets to 60 by
and return by another route.
General Manager Beckey. of the Cincinnati,
wabash 81 Michigan, has appointed Darwin Coe
general freight agent of the road and Edgar H.
6eckiey general ticket and passenger agent. Mr..
Zoe 10 promoted from the position of chief clerk,
ana MT. Beckley, who is the of the general
manager, Is promoted from a clerkship we'll.
Inc night for the appointment Of a receiver
Tor the Vandaa comes up again on the 18th of
shls month. Every day makes the grounds for
the appointment of one less tenable The COM
pany 10 earning more money than at any time in
Is history and every claim made against 1t, as
soon as proven. Is paid promptly and the dam
tge II any. there was to the road through the
q, d. o. D. controlling it for a few days is not
sow discernioie In all departments business
. moving along with its olden. time smoothness.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific companv
las filed notice with Chairman j. N Abbott of |,
Me Western States Passenger Association that
desired to make rate of $40 for q 600 mile |
tickets, and would submit the matter to a vote |
Of the association ,roads or at q meeting to be |
called for the purpose OF considering it. The
action of the Rock Island Is the sequence Of |
eleersm received from the general manager of |